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(No Model.)

H. D. DASHBR.

RAILROAD TIE.

No. 439,482. Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIIRAM D. DASHER, OF MIDDLETO\VN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF TXVO- THIRDSTO SAMUEL MILLER AND JACOB KLEINDORPF, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

RAILROAD TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,482, dated October28, 1890.

Application filed August 14,1890. Serial No. 361,998. (No model.)

f0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. HIRAM D. DASHER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Middletown, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements inRailroad- Ties; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metallic railroad-ties.

The object of the invention is to provide a railroad-tie which can bemade up of cast or wrought metal and which is so shaped that the railwill be held thereon by a locking-bar; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of a railroad-tie constructed in accordance withmy invention, one of the covering'plates being removed and a part of theside being broken away at one end. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview; Fig. 3, a plan view. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of one of thelocking-bars.

A refers to a metallic box of suitable construction for the purposeintended, which consists of a straight base A, side pieces 13, and endcross-pieces C, the sides and bottom being connected to each other by acentral lug D, having inclined ends and raised portions (1 adjacentthereto. On a line with these raised portions the sides B B haveperforations, through which pass bolts or locking-pins e. The uppercross-pieces C C have formed thereon or rigidly attached theretoprojecting portions 0, which are adapted to lie over the outer flange ofthe rail, and inwardly from these blocks are recesses having an outerstraight edge and an inner beveled edge, in which are adapted to beplaced blocks of wood E, upon which the rails will rest, so as to doaway with the objectionable features of alsolid unelastic tie. Ifdesirable, a packing or strip of rubber may be placed under the woodenblocks to give greater elasticity thereto. The ends of the ties arere-enforced by increasing the thickness of the metal, and an opening isprovided through which water which may collect in the boxes on each sideof the lug D may escape.

F refers to the locking-bars, the outer ends of which are enlarged andprovided with projections f and ff, the upper projecting portion beingadapted to engage with the inner flange of the rail, while the lowerprojecting portion abuts against thetransverse web g, 10- cat-ed beneaththe wooden block E. The inner end of the locking-bar F is beveled tocontact with the tapered portions of the lug D, and is held down by thelocking pins or bolts 6, which pass through perforations in the sidepieces, as shown. These lockingbars may be provided with an eye, so thatthey can be-readily raised when the bolts are removed and it is desiredto remove the rails.

If necessary, covering-plates H may be provided.

The tie proper, hereinbefore described, may be formed of a singlecasting, or be made of malleable metal.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A metallic railroad-tiehaving recesses for the reception of wooden. blocks, permanentprojecting portions 0 for engaging with the outer flange of the rail, acentral beveled portion D, and a locking-bar, substantially as setforth.

2. A metallic railroad-tie consisting of bottom and sides connected toeach other by end portions having openings for the escape of moistureand a central transverse portion, the upper portion of said tie beingrecessed for the reception of wooden blocks, said recesses being beveledat their inner vertical edges, substantially as set forth.

3. In a metallic railroad-tie constructed substantially as shown andprovided with a central portion D, having tapered sides, locking-bars F,adapted to engage therewith and with the inner flange of the rail,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a railroad-tie constructed substantially asshown and provided Witha transverse portion beneath the rail and aninclined central block, of a locking-bar having one end beveled, theopposite end being provided with projections)" and f, substantially asset forth. V

5. The combinatioinwith a cast or metallic rail1-oadtie, of the bottom,side, end portions and central inclined block, forined integral witheach other, recesses for the reception of blocks E, portion 0, forengaging the outer flange ofsthe rails, locking-bar F, havingprojections formed on one end, which engage with the transverse webs ofthe tie and with the inner flange of the rails, and bolts which Intestimony whereof I aifix my signature 25 in presence of two Witnesses.

IIIRAM D. DASI-IER. Witnesses:

O. A. WALBoRN, WAI M CRoLL.

